It seems that the masses and most of the financial media hate hedge funds and what they do, but why is this hatred of hedge funds so prominent? At the end of the day, these asset management firms do not gamble the hard-earned money of the people who are on the edge of poverty. Truth […] …read more […]
Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that’s not because they are bad at investing. Truth be told, most hedge fund managers and other smaller players within this industry are very smart and skilled investors. Of course, they may also make wrong bets in some instances, but no one knows what the […] …read more […]
We are still in an overall bull market and many stocks that smart money investors were piling into surged in 2019. Among them, Facebook and Microsoft ranked among the top 3 picks and these stocks gained more than 57% each. Hedge funds’ top 3 stock picks returned 45.7% last year and beat the S&P 500 […] …read more […]
Many investors, including Paul Tudor Jones or Stan Druckenmiller, have been saying before 2018’s Q4 market crash that the stock market is overvalued due to a low interest rate environment that leads to companies swapping their equity for debt and focusing mostly on short-term performance such as beating the quarterly earnings estimates. In the first […] …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — Iran on Wednesday fired missiles at airbases jointly used by the U.S. and Iraq in retaliation for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, roiling financial markets and disrupting air traffic but causing no casualties. Trump, promised additional sanctions on Iran, but said Tehran appears to be refraining from additional attacks.With no Americans killed, expectations of an immediate escalation in the oil-exporting region appeared to recede. Though retribution had been expected for the deadly drone strike, Iraq said it had received verbal notice from the Iranians prior to the strikes. A U.S. official said the Iranians were likely aiming …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. fell as much as 25% in late trading Wednesday after withdrawing its financial guidance following another quarter of declining sales. New Chief Executive Officer Mark Tritton said that the “unsatisfactory” performance “underscores the imperative for change.”Same-store sales, a key measure for retailers, fell 8.3% in the company’s third quarter, the 11th consecutive decline. That was a deeper slide than the 4.9% drop seen by analysts, according to Consensus Metrix.Key InsightsThe company withdrew its full-year outlook, saying only that profit and sales will remain under pressure in the current quarter. The company has struggled …read more […]
Delta CEO Ed Bastian says Boeing needs to get the 737 Max back in the air even though Delta doesn’t fly the plane because industry needs Boeing to work on future technology and innovation. …read more […]
The Trump administration on Wednesday signaled strong support for self-driving vehicles as it released new guidance from federal agencies at the annual CES tech conference.
Energy stocks are on investors’ radars these days as tensions rise in Iran.
So today, we’re looking at an energy producer that we’ve never analyzed before in this Safety Net column.
Vermilion Energy (NYSE: VET) is based in Calgary, but it also has operations in the U.S., the Netherlands, Germany, France and Australia.
The company has paid a monthly dividend for nearly 17 years. It has never cut the dividend and has raised it four times.
Vermilion currently pays a CA$0.23 per share monthly dividend, which comes out to about $0.18 in U.S. dollars. That equates to a 13% annual yield.
Impressive. But will that …read more […]
One expert says that Iran has cornered itself into a ‘no-win situation’ with the US. …read more […]
Oil prices tumbled and equity markets soared on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said an Iranian missile strike on bases in Iraq had not harmed American troops and damage was minimal, showing Tehran wanted to de-escalate the Middle East standoff.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday after comments by President Donald Trump eased fears of an all-out conflict in the Middle East, but the market sharply pared gains late in the session following reports of blasts in Baghdad.
Hedge funds and other investment firms that we track manage billions of dollars of their wealthy clients’ money, and needless to say, they are painstakingly thorough when analyzing where to invest this money, as their own wealth also depends on it. Regardless of the various methods used by elite investors like David Tepper and David […] …read more […]
While the market driven by short-term sentiment influenced by the accomodative interest rate environment in the US, increasing oil prices and deteriorating expectations towards the resolution of the trade war with China, many smart money investors kept their cautious approach regarding the current bull run in the third quarter and hedging or reducing many of […] …read more […]
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